Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 4
अद्य सर्वबलैर्दैत्याः षडशीतिरुदायुधाः। कम्बूनां चतुरशीतिर्निर्यान्तु स्वबलैर्वृताः ॥ ४ ॥
adya sarvabalairdaityāḥ ṣaḍaśītirudāyudhāḥ | kambūnāṁ caturaśītirniryāntu svabalairvṛtāḥ || 4 ||
Translation
Now, let the eighty-six armed demons with all their forces and the eighty-four Kambus, surrounded by their own forces, march forth.
Word by word
- adya
- now
- sarvabalaiḥ
- with all forces
- daityāḥ
- demons
- ṣaḍaśītiḥ
- eighty-six
- udāyudhāḥ
- armed
- kambūnāṁ
- of the Kambus
- caturaśītiḥ
- eighty-four
- niryāntu
- let them march
- svabalaiḥ
- with their own forces
- vṛtāḥ
- surrounded
Meaning
Shumbha orders eighty-six demon armies and eighty-four Kambu clans, each heavily armed and supported by their forces, to advance against the Goddess.